Brazil – Football, surf and some sunbathing…
“The game tonight may be the most insane sporting event I will ever attend in my entire life.”
That was how John described his experience in the Maracanã as he watched Flamengo take on Vasco at the beautiful game. The rivalry between the two is exposed for all to see and got to see the gruff voiced dwarf of a rapper, Ja Rule. No photographic evidence of this, but you can read all the details of his evening on his blog O Gringo No Brazil.
Surf wise, we’re talking sister vs. sister, more rivalry, and more intense than that contained within the Maracanã? Possibly. Jacqui wanted to be a surfer chick, like her sis Mel, so set forth from Sao Paulo to learn the art and feel the source. Unfortunately, things didn’t quite work out like that in the waters of Florianopolis. She’ll try to tell you it was shark attack that broke her board, but the truth is rather is a little less dramatic.
When I said some sunbathing, I meant about 45mins, as that is all Sarah and Phil managed whilst in Rio. Thankfully their doomed sun worshiping is only a minor part of their post about what they got up to in Brazil’s second city. As taster I leave you with this,
“Tonight, we’re off to a samba club. Though, like the football on the beach, we’ll probably do more watching than joining in so the Brazilian don’t laugh at us….or at least until we’ve had a few capairinhas to loosen up….”
